User:Bess Chandler

Heraldry

HL Elizabeth Chandler

(she/her)

Home Branch: Adiantum

Active Since: AS LVII (2023)

March Coronet 2025

Relationships:

• Protege to Viscountess Temperance Trewelove, OL, OP
• Esperant to Dame Johanna Trewpeny, OP, OM
• Inspiration to Viscount Antoine Tue Avec des Mots, KSCA
• Mentor to a Page (Amano Kikumatsu)

Offices Held:

Branch Offices:

• Social Media Officer — (Adiantum, late 2023 to early 2024)
  • Post events and other information upon request
  • Monitor social media accounts for questions or malicious/inappropriate activity

Principality/Kingdom Offices:

• Chronicler — (Principality of the Summits, March 2024 – March 2026 )
  • Responsibilities:
    • Record the official minutes of Principality Moot meetings. Encourage SCA members in the principality to publish research, A&S articles, or other historical work. Serve as the main chronicler for the principality, responsible for gathering, organizing, and disseminating information to the populace via the quarterly Principality newsletter, The Echoes. Gather quarterly reports from all Principality branch chroniclers and submit to Kingdom Chronicler by the specified deadline. Submit the newsletter and moot notes to the SCA archivist and digital archivist at the time of publishing.

Event Staff Experience

• Lists / Field Support
  • An Tir West War 2023 - provided water, snacks and first aid support to war fighters

• Set-up / Tear-down Crew
  • Adiantum Midwinter’s Feast, January 2025
  • Adiantum Defender Tourney - September 2025
  • Amergin’s Revenge - October 2025

Awards & Recognitions

• Award of Arms (Summits)
  • By: Ivan Shield Bane, Mina de filia Philipe Aug 12, 2023 (AS LVIII)
• Silver Barberry (Summits)
  • By: Mina de filia Philipe Oct 21, 2023 (AS LVIII)
• Gryphon's Paw (Summits)
  • By: Ivan Shield Bane Oct 21, 2023 (AS LVIII)
• Baronial Brownie (Adiantum)
  • By: Brynjarr Olfuss, Isis Sat Ne Nes Bastet Mar 9, 2024 (AS LVIII)
• Gryphon's Paw (Summits)
  • By: Finn Grim Baneson Apr 27, 2024 (AS LVIII)
• Silver Barberry (Summits)
  • By: Eduardo Francesco Maria Lucrezia May 11, 2024 (AS LIX)
• Fern and Quill (Adiantum)
  • By: Brynjarr Olfuss, Isis Sat Ne Nes Bastet May 26, 2024 (AS LIX)
• Joy of the Summits (Summits)
  • By: Finn Grim Baneson, Eduardo Francesco Maria Lucrezia Jun 22, 2024 (AS LIX)
• Grail of the Summits - Service (Summits)
  • By: Amalric Blackhart, Z Aug 24, 2024 (AS LIX)
• Throne's Favor (Summits)
  • By: Amalric Blackhart, Z Oct 26, 2024 (AS LIX)
• Goutte de Sang (An Tir)
  • By: Eirik Daegarsson, Brynhildr Ansvarsdottir Dec 14, 2024 (AS LIX)
• Coulter and Cornucopia (Adiantum)
  • By: Brynjarr Olfuss, Isis Sat Ne Nes Bastet Mar 22, 2025 (AS LIX)
• Gryphon's Paw (Summits)
  • By: Ivan Shield Bane Jun 21, 2025 (AS LX)
• Heart of the Summits (Summits)
  • By: Ivan Shield Bane, Mina de filia Philipe Jun 21, 2025 (AS LX)
• Silver Barberry (Summits)
  • By: Mina de filia Philipe Jun 21, 2025 (AS LX)
• Silver Barberry (Summits)
  • By: Livia Atella Aug 11, 2025 (AS LX) (was actually October)
• Gryphon's Paw (Summits)
  • By: Marcus Longinius Rufus Aug 11, 2025 (AS LX) (was actually October)

Service Highlights:

Principality Reigns:

• Finn and Eduardo
  • Regular Attendant - September 2023 - June 2024
  • Substitute head attendant at Briaroak Girl - February 2024
• Amalric and Z
  • Retinue - June 2024 - December 2024
• Ivan and Mina
  • Co-Head Attendant - September 2024 - June 2025
    • Developed system of providing a reminder tag or medallion to each attendant with their name and shift time written in it
• Rufus and Livia
  • Deputy Head of Retinue - March 2025 - December 2025
  • Also served as head attendant from September 2025 - December 2025

Elevation Vigils:

• Antoine Tue Avec des Mots - Knighting Vigil
  • Recruited people to help with different aspects of vigil - food, vigil book attendant, bartender, etc.
  • Obtained vigil book and set up vigil book attendant’s space, provided guidelines
  • Decorated vigil space
  • Organized garb and embroidered vigil tunic
  • Greeted guests
• Dame Johanna Trewpenny - Order of the Mark Vigil
  • Decorated vigil space
  • Provided decor, lighting, tea, and serveware

Other:

• Assisted with silent auction at Summits Winter Investiture 2023

Briaroak A&S 2026

Arts & Sciences Participation

• April 2023 - created several dozen small containers of arnica salve for fighters, to donate to Adiantum baronial largesse.
• January 2024 - assisted with “Grasses of An Tir” triptych creation as a gift for King Morgan and Queen Livia
• January 2024 - sent Adiantum Bicranial Teddy Bear to Ursulmas “Best Dressed Teddy Bear” contest and won first place
• September 2024 - created 4 ornate beeswax candles for Adiantum Coronets to gift to the Kingdom of Artemisia.
• December 2024 - created 10 pairs of pearl drop earrings and donated to Summits largesse.
• January 2025 - created 7 pairs of pearl drop earrings and donated to Kingdom largesse.
• February 2026 – entered and won Briaroak Arts and Sciences Championship
• February 2026 – displayed at Alpine Festival of the Arts

Egils 2025

Martial Activities

• Combat Archery:
  • Great Western War 2023
  • Egils 2024 Royal Combat Archery Tournament (2nd Place Winner)
  • An Tir West War 2024
  • Acorn War 2024
• Coronet Tournaments (as inspiration):
  • March 2025
  • September 2025
  • March 2026

An Tir West War 2024

Elevation Speaker at:

• Dame Johanna Trewpenny, Order of the Mark elevation

Interests

• Organization & Logistics
• Attending/Retinue
• Candlemaking/Soapmaking
• Combat Archery
• Consorting

References: Available on request; typically includes:

• Viscountess Temperance Trewelove, OL, OP
• Viscount Seamus O’Callaigh, OL, OP
• Visconti Eduardo Francesco Maria Lucrezia, OL, OP, Lion of An Tir
• Baroness Isis Sat Ne Nes Bastet

In Case Of Elevation: I would want my husband, my Pelican, my Mark, and my Page present for the ceremony.